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When asked about if Malik Willis could follow Jon-Eric Sullivan<\/a> and Jeff Hafley to the Miami Dolphins<\/a>, Rapoport said there’s a financial component to the equation.<\/p>\n “Can they afford Malik Willis is an interesting question,\u201d Rapoport said. “Everyone in the world is saying, well, obviously he\u2019s going to go to Miami. It\u2019s the people who traded for him and they know him well. I think Malik Willis is just going to have a really, really, really good market. When he\u2019s played in some tough situations, he has been really impressive.”<\/p>\n Last offseason, the last player to generate a third-round compensatory pick was tackle Dan Moore Jr., who signed with the Tennessee Titans<\/a> for $20.5 million a year. Aaron Banks, who signed with the Packers for $19.25 million a year, is expected to generate a fourth to the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>. Considering cap inflation, Willis would have to sign a deal with something around $22 million a year to put the Packers in position to get a third \u2014 obviously, Green Bay couldn’t sign an equivalent external free agent to secure the pick.<\/p>\n “So can they find a way to keep him under the cap?,” Rapoport questioned about the Dolphins. “I don\u2019t know, because they\u2019re going to have competition. That\u2019s one thing that happens this time of year. It\u2019s like, okay, so he has a background here, he\u2019s obviously going here. When you actually look at the money, that would be tough for Miami to do. They could do it, they\u2019ve got smart people, but it might be too big of a challenge.”<\/p>\n Besides the Dolphins, the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, Cleveland Browns<\/a>, and New York Jets<\/a>could all be on the quarterback market<\/a> \u2014 and it’s not a particularly enticing draft class at the position.<\/p>\n Willis getting a huge salary would be the perfect scenario for the Packers. First, because they would be able to show other potential targets how they can put players in position to earn big contracts in the future. And second, the much-needed draft capital to keep executing their draft and develop model.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n